Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-09

Mineral Point Tribune,
W. II. &B. ]. BENNETT, Publishers.
MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN,
A STRONG protection movement is said
TO be incubating in Spain.
ACCORDING to pension Office estimates
the Mexican pension claims will not ex-
coed 10000.
Tnr French house Of deputies refused
by an overwhelming majority, on Thurs
day, to postpone the army bill debate.
TIE circulation decreased during the
month of May $4471 300, and the cash in
the treasury increased $1o,9GO,789.
Our of 100000 of people in the Uni
ted States, but 100000 are church mem
beers. There is still big field at home
in which TO cultivate the heather.
TIE Assembly of United Presbyterians,
in session at Philadelphia, was dissolved
Thursday, TO meet in Cedar Rapids Iowa,
on the fourth Wednesday of May, 'S5.
SECRETARY LAmARs wife is a sufferer
with hay fever She has long been IN the
habit Of summering in the White Noun
tains, whence she will go again to spend
July, August and part of September.
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TuE New York Chamber of Commerce
have come to the conclusion that some
means of defending the harbor must be
provided at once. If the government
does nothing in this direction they are Of
the opinion that the city should proceed
TO defend hers elf.
GOVERNOR ELECT SAWYER, OF New Hamp-
shire, was inaugurated at Concord Thurs
day with tho usual ceremonies. He recon
mended legislation providing for ten
hour law and the weekly payment OF
wages and for tho arbitration OF labor
troubles He advocates prohibitory tenn
perance and free textbooks for the pub
lie schools.
THE counting of the money in the
treasury vaults will occupy seventy five
persons for nearly two months, during
which they will count S137 100000 in cur
rency in the reserve, and $4,000 in the
cash vaults, $6o,oOO,0oC in standard
silver dollars, $25Oo0ooO in gold and
some S3,0O0.0O0 or more in smaller coin,
a triae of $500 100000.
DELAWARE, Maryland and New Jersey
seemed to forget to send ont the aceus-
toned reports this spring that the peach
crop has been ruined by blighhng frosts
for the purpose OF enhancing prices
The reason is now apparent. Their
now goes broad cast over the land that the
peach crop is being destroyed by rose
bugs. Variety is the spice of lies.
EVEN England is affected by the no
torious Interstate commerce law, The
London Times in an article on the causes
contributing to the present depression of
trade and especially the recent falling of
of foreign commerce, attributes the stu
alton to the American interstate com
merco law, particularly the long and
short haul clause, ana the increase by
Russia and Canada OF import duties on
iron.
Tur English writer's are not the only
ones on the other side of the ocean who
make laughable blunders IN the interpre
tation of American terms and the locat-
ing of geographical points. An able
French Journalist startled his readers by
translating an item from an American
paper IN which mention was made of a
hot journal setting fire to railroad train,
The Frenchman made il read "a hot news
paper"
As TO supreme judges Of the United
States twelve have been appointed and
confirmed since the 4th of March, lS6l.
OF these Lincoln appointed five, or more
than ever were appointed siNce the court
was organized by single president;
Grant appointed three, and Hayes and
Arthur two each. President Cleveland
now has the appointment of one, ana it
may be that ne will be called on 20 fiji